Littlefinger vs. Varys — A Deleted Scene from Game of Thrones

Before the YouTube gold-cloaks put a knife to the uploader's throat, watch four deleted scenes from the second season of Game of Thrones. There's the Hound grunting "little bird" at Sansa again, the moment Doreah betrays Daenerys and the Dothraki, Loras weeping, and, best of all, another spar between Littlefinger and Varys that would've aired in the final episode:

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If this scene intones the future — this coming from a watcher, not a reader — then the coming episodes will further divide the two men of manipulation, away from the more tempered barbs and even admiration of last season. The throne remains with the Lannisters and thus the coin, Lord Baelish's territory. Though, if you wish to read into symbolism, Littlefinger's finger gets its own gash as he strokes the throne in the deleted scene's opening shot. Men will have to choose.